RealGM Top 100 Voting Thread (WALTER JOHNSON #9)
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 2:06 am
Rankings So Far:
1. Babe Ruth
2. Barry Bonds
3. Willie Mays
4. Ted Williams
5. Hank Aaron
6. Ty Cobb
7. Mickey Mantle
8. Honus Wagner
9. Walter Johnson
NEW RULE
Currently we are running this everyday to get some of these done with. Once we get passed #30 we will have voting for 2 days because it will become harder to decide. Right now it is obvious who the best are.
Here we go Cy Young newest member
Cy Young
Career highlights and awards
* Won the 1901 AL Triple Crown for Pitchers.
* 1st All-Time wins (511)
* 1st All-Time IP (7354 2/3)
* 1st All-Time Games Started (815)
* 1st All-Time Complete Games (749)
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Walter Johnson
Career Highlights
* 417 career wins (2nd all-time)
* 110 career shutouts (1st all-time)
* Won MVP award in 1913 & 1924
* Played in two World Series (1924 and 1925)
* An inaugural member of Baseball Hall of Fame
* Pitched 56 consecutive scoreless innings, a record that stood until 1968
* He was named #60 on ESPN's top 100 athletes of the century
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Roger Clemens
Selected MLB statistics
Wins-losses 348-178
ERA 3.10
Strikeouts 4604
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Lou Gehrig
All-Time records
* Career Grand Slams: 23
* Career Highest Career Slugging Percentage by a First Baseman: .632
Notable achievements
* AL MVP 1927, 1936
* Led the league in batting av 1934 (49) & 1936 (49)
* Led the league in RBIs: 1927 (175), 1928 (142), 1930 (174), 1931 (184) & 1934 (165)
* Led the league in times on base: 1927 (330), 1930 (324), 1931 (328), 1934 (321), 1936 (342) & 1937 (331)
* Career batting average: .340
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Lefty Grove
Notable Achievements
* 6-time AL All-Star (1933 & 1935-1939)
* AL MVP (1931)
* 2-time AL Pitcher's Triple Crown (1930 & 1931)
* 9-time AL ERA Leader (1926, 1929-1932, 1935, 1936, 1938 & 1939)
* 4-time AL Wins Leader (1928, 1930, 1931 & 1933)
* 4-time AL Winning Percentage Leader (1930, 1931, 1933 & 1938)
* AL Games Pitched Leader (1930)
* AL Saves Leader (1930)
* 7-time AL Strikeouts Leader (1925-1931)
* 3-time AL Complete Games Leader (1931-1933)
* 3-time AL Shutouts Leader (1931, 1932 & 1936)
* 15 Wins Seasons: 11 (1927-1933, 1935-1937 & 1939)
* 20 Wins Seasons: 8 (127-1933 & 1935)
* 25 Wins Seasons: 3 (1930-1932)
* 30 Wins Seasons: 1 (1931)
* 200 Innings Pitched Seasons: 11 (1926-1933 & 1935-1937)
* 200 Strikeouts Seasons: 1 (1930)
* Won two World Series Rings with the Philadelphia Athletics (1929 & 1930)
* Baseball Hall of Fame: Class of 1947
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Stan Musial
Career Highlights
* First in career All Star Games (24)
* Second in career MVPs (3)
* Sixth in career Games (3026)
* Ninth in career At-bat (10972)
* Ninth in career Runs (1949)
* Fourth in career Hits (3630)
* Second in career Total bases (6134)
* Third in career Doubles (725)
* 475 Career Home Runs (6th All-Time at the time he retired)
* Fifth in career RBIs (1951)
* Led National League in Batting average 7 times
* Led National League in On Base Percentage 6 times
* Led National League in slugging percentage 6 times
* Led National League in runs scored 5 times
* First co-winner of Player of the Month award (May 1958)
* Won 3 World Series
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My Vote: Walter Johnson
Nomination: Sandy Koufax
1. Babe Ruth
2. Barry Bonds
3. Willie Mays
4. Ted Williams
5. Hank Aaron
6. Ty Cobb
7. Mickey Mantle
8. Honus Wagner
9. Walter Johnson
NEW RULE
Currently we are running this everyday to get some of these done with. Once we get passed #30 we will have voting for 2 days because it will become harder to decide. Right now it is obvious who the best are.
Here we go Cy Young newest member
Cy Young
Career highlights and awards
* Won the 1901 AL Triple Crown for Pitchers.
* 1st All-Time wins (511)
* 1st All-Time IP (7354 2/3)
* 1st All-Time Games Started (815)
* 1st All-Time Complete Games (749)
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Walter Johnson
Career Highlights
* 417 career wins (2nd all-time)
* 110 career shutouts (1st all-time)
* Won MVP award in 1913 & 1924
* Played in two World Series (1924 and 1925)
* An inaugural member of Baseball Hall of Fame
* Pitched 56 consecutive scoreless innings, a record that stood until 1968
* He was named #60 on ESPN's top 100 athletes of the century
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Roger Clemens
Selected MLB statistics
Wins-losses 348-178
ERA 3.10
Strikeouts 4604
__________________________________________________________________
Lou Gehrig
All-Time records
* Career Grand Slams: 23
* Career Highest Career Slugging Percentage by a First Baseman: .632
Notable achievements
* AL MVP 1927, 1936
* Led the league in batting av 1934 (49) & 1936 (49)
* Led the league in RBIs: 1927 (175), 1928 (142), 1930 (174), 1931 (184) & 1934 (165)
* Led the league in times on base: 1927 (330), 1930 (324), 1931 (328), 1934 (321), 1936 (342) & 1937 (331)
* Career batting average: .340
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Lefty Grove
Notable Achievements
* 6-time AL All-Star (1933 & 1935-1939)
* AL MVP (1931)
* 2-time AL Pitcher's Triple Crown (1930 & 1931)
* 9-time AL ERA Leader (1926, 1929-1932, 1935, 1936, 1938 & 1939)
* 4-time AL Wins Leader (1928, 1930, 1931 & 1933)
* 4-time AL Winning Percentage Leader (1930, 1931, 1933 & 1938)
* AL Games Pitched Leader (1930)
* AL Saves Leader (1930)
* 7-time AL Strikeouts Leader (1925-1931)
* 3-time AL Complete Games Leader (1931-1933)
* 3-time AL Shutouts Leader (1931, 1932 & 1936)
* 15 Wins Seasons: 11 (1927-1933, 1935-1937 & 1939)
* 20 Wins Seasons: 8 (127-1933 & 1935)
* 25 Wins Seasons: 3 (1930-1932)
* 30 Wins Seasons: 1 (1931)
* 200 Innings Pitched Seasons: 11 (1926-1933 & 1935-1937)
* 200 Strikeouts Seasons: 1 (1930)
* Won two World Series Rings with the Philadelphia Athletics (1929 & 1930)
* Baseball Hall of Fame: Class of 1947
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Stan Musial
Career Highlights
* First in career All Star Games (24)
* Second in career MVPs (3)
* Sixth in career Games (3026)
* Ninth in career At-bat (10972)
* Ninth in career Runs (1949)
* Fourth in career Hits (3630)
* Second in career Total bases (6134)
* Third in career Doubles (725)
* 475 Career Home Runs (6th All-Time at the time he retired)
* Fifth in career RBIs (1951)
* Led National League in Batting average 7 times
* Led National League in On Base Percentage 6 times
* Led National League in slugging percentage 6 times
* Led National League in runs scored 5 times
* First co-winner of Player of the Month award (May 1958)
* Won 3 World Series
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My Vote: Walter Johnson
Nomination: Sandy Koufax
